Chapter 145 – Battle of Yeongji (3)

Eyes open. Looking at the darkness ahead, it seems that it is still night. I tried to close my eyes again and fall asleep, but it didn’t work.

I think I just woke up.

I carefully removed Celis and Kara from my body and raised myself up. I quietly left the room and went down to the first floor.

The hall was silent. All the noisy adventurers went to bed, and the innkeeper locked the door and went to bed.

It is an ordinary morning scene.

I went into the kitchen, which only the innkeeper had access to, and grabbed a bottle of honey wine. I put 10 fairy tales worth honey wine on the customer table and sat down on a random chair.

I opened the lid and blew on the bottle. It’s not sweet on the subject of the honey owner. I drank a lot at once, and I got a little bit drunk.

“Whoa…”

I put the half-empty bottle on the table and rested my shoulders on the chair.

“It’s Yeongjijeon…”

Yeongjijeon.

Literally, it means that nobles bet on territory and stick together.

What Orga recommended during the day was to participate in the Battle of Yeongji.

Recently, there was a strange fight between Bahran and Kalita, but it seems that it eventually turned into a territory battle.

It is said that the marquis family put a word into the guild to cover the number of people to fight in the Battle of the Territory.

The number of people to fill in the guild was 30.

The trust of the guild is at stake because it came from a family of marquess, but all famous adventurers say they don’t want to.

After hearing the details, I thought it was worth it.

Even if the scale is small, the Yeongji War is a war after all. A war where life and death coexist. In exchange for participating in that war, the only thing that came back was a small amount of money, 1 silver per day.

1 silver is not small money. After a few days, that’s quite a lot of money.

It just doesn’t have the charm to take the risk.

It’s money that can be earned by skilled adventurers.

So, from the point of view of the guild, among adventurers in need of money, it is necessary to select reliable and competent ones…

‘Can that be?’

Even if there was such a person, he would be frightened by the word Yeongjijeon and withdraw himself.

It’s hard to find people like that, and the promised period is approaching, so the fire must have run out. The dark circles on Orr’s face were probably the same reason. It’s the same as begging me if I won’t participate in the territory war.

‘The Battle of Yeongji… It sounds like a good experience…’

Devil.

A loser who was defeated by the hero’s wife 500 years ago.

It is a confirmed fact that the legacy of the past reappears. Because the quest the status window entrusted to me was to kill the resurrected demon king.

Then, how will the demon king be resurrected?

And how will you begin your revenge?

How am I supposed to kill him?

I do not know. There is nothing I can say unequivocally about those questions.

This means that the demon king could retaliate by single blood, or he could lead a war with his limbs.

Like 500 years ago.

If a war really breaks out, the Battle of the Territory will be a valuable experience.

But the reason I hesitate is because of the risk.

It doesn’t matter if I’m alone I would have thought it was a risk worth taking.

But I’m not alone.

Seris, Cara.

Loved ones are together.

It’s okay if I’m hurt or sick. But when I think of Seris or Kara becoming like that, my heart breaks.

I couldn’t overcome the past that I thought I had overcome.

He felt it keenly as he watched Seris collapse in the dungeon.

If either of them is wrong…

I will crumble

Even the footing has collapsed and I will not be able to stand up again.

The fear of it held me back from moving forward.

He sighed and grabbed the bottle.

A trudge can be heard from the stairs in the back. Turning around, Kara was coming down, rubbing her eyes.

“Kara? What are you doing not sleeping?”

“That is what I am going to say. Haam… What are you doing here not sleeping… What is it, drinking alone?”

Kara, who came to her side, looked at her bottle and narrowed her brows.

“I want to drink too!”

“What are you talking about. You decided not to drink.”

“It’s okay when my brother is by my side. I want to drink too.”

Kara snatched my bottle from me, then popped her bottle into her mouth and gulped down.

“Puha!”

After drinking the rest of the drink, he wiped her mouth with a refreshing expression.

“Brother, I want another bottle.”

She opened her eyes and said to me. I smiled and pointed to her kitchen.

“There were several bottles in there. Put the money on the table and bring me a bottle.”

“Oh yea.”

Kara smiled single single and brought her drink. She didn’t even forget to pay.

“By the way, brother, why are you doing this here?”

She asked as she opened her bottle.

“I just have something to think about.”

“You think? Do you have any concerns?”

“There is, but it’s nothing special. By the way, have you thought about which house to buy?”

“…You talked again.”

Kara puffed out her cheeks with her disgruntled face. She put the bottle in her mouth and drank. The contents of the bottle gradually decreased.

“Kara? I think I drank too much at once.”

Kara didn’t care what I said and continued drinking. She eventually took one shot off the bottle and then took off her bottle. She put the empty bottle on her table and turned her head at me.

“Brother, that is the problem. You keep it all alone and don’t talk. You know how much she cares for you and me too?”

“…Are you worried?”

“Very! So tell me soon If you don’t want to see me get sick of worry!”

Kara put her hand on her waist and narrowed the space between her eyebrows. She laughed at her stern yet somewhat awkward appearance.

“What, are you laughing right now? I’m serious now!”

“Puheh… Yes, I get it. Okay.”

“Treat me like a child again!”

“Ahhh! It hurts.”

Kara jumped up and pinched my face here and there. It took me quite a while to get rid of it because I ran as hard as I could.

“You don’t like being treated like a kid, but you pinch like a child, don’t you?”

“Joy!”

Kara turned her head away as if pouting. She was cute the way she looked, and she stroked her hair gently. Then Kara looked at me again and asked.

“So what really happened? Won’t you tell me until the end?”

Unlike before, his expression is quite serious.

It’s not common for Kara to make such a face. She let out a wry smile because it didn’t seem like an empty word to say she was worried.

“It’s really nothing. It’s just… I’m a little scared.”

“Cowardice? Brother?”

Kara let out a surprised voice. I smiled and pulled her head into my arms.

“Yeah, scared. I don’t know if it’s because of what happened in the dungeon… But thinking that you guys could get hurt made me so scared. That’s why I’m hesitant to get the job…”

She said as she gently stroked Kara’s shoulder. She lifted her head and looked at me blankly. Then he stretched out his hands and put them in front of me.

“Brother, look at this.”

“Huh?”

He turned his gaze to Kara’s hand. The calluses on her palms were larger than before and scabbed scars remained everywhere.

“What, what’s wrong with your hand? Didn’t you get treated at the temple together?”

“This happened a while ago. I got run over by the handle of the wooden sword.”

Kara clasped and opened her hand, she said.

“My sister’s hands are like this too. Her sister is very careful not to let her brother see.”

“…”

“And me and my sister spend their allowance very quickly. Actually, I didn’t buy a snack for it, but I used it to be healed at the temple.”

“In the temple..?”

“Huh. Neither I nor my sister can do hand-holding. So when two sparring, one of them gets hurt.”

“You two got hurt in sparring? I’m like…”

“That’s because oppa secretly did it every time he went to work.”

“No, why are you doing it secretly?”

I was dumbfounded and asked. However, Kara said as if it were natural.

“If you don’t secretly do it, oppa will do it too, right? If we do it together, my brother will become stronger too, so there’s no point in secretly training.”

“…”

I stared blankly at Kara, lost for words. Kara buried her face in my arms like a kitten in her mother’s arms.

“Hey oppa, do you know what my dream is?”

“…Are you not going to become a great adventurer who will leave your name on the continent?”

“There is that too. Something different these days.”

“What?”

“Um-chung! Going to be strong much more than my brother. So that I can protect my brother. That’s why oppa also relies on me a lot…”

“…”

“Umm… I just want to say… So… Don’t worry too much…”

Kara’s words became more and more muffled, and then she cut off. Her breathing became small but regular.

I stared blankly at the sleeping Kara, then I carried her on her back and returned to her room. She laid her down on her bed and examined Seris’ palm.

She had no scars, but her calluses were firmly established.

“…”

I left the room and went downstairs. I brought a new drink and blew on the bottle and sat down in a chair.

“…Kuh.”

Laughter broke out. I tried to hold back her mouth as much as I could, but the laughter that broke out just couldn’t stop.

She giggled and wiped the tears from her laughter with her hand.

Saying I have to protect it somehow, saying I can’t get a job because I’m worried about getting hurt.

These are all thoughts I was able to make because I saw them as not equal to me.

These are the thoughts that I was able to do because I thought they were funny.

Ah… I was so arrogant. I thought I could be anything.

Her own stupidity was so funny that she couldn’t stop laughing.

After barely stopping, I leaned back against the backrest and tilted my head.

“Okay. I should Day.”

My heart felt much lighter than before.